Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Division of Geography Teacher Education at Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1982. Our division, which was in service within the Social Sciences Department as Geography Teacher Education, functioned for a while as an independent Department of Geography as well and continued its activities in this way till 1998. As a result of restructuring of education faculties in 1998, it was integrated into the Department of Secondary School Social Sciences as a Division. Formal education curriculum has been implementing in our division from the establishment of it to date. It has an undergraduate education that is five-year in progress as well as masters and PhD degree programs are in progress at the Institute of Educational Sciences. The language of instruction in all undergraduate and graduate programs of Geography Teacher Education is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Geography Teacher Education, Bachelors Degree (B.Sc.), Geography Teacher

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelors Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The Regulations Concerning Transferring Between Associate Degree and Bachelors Degree Programs, Double Major and Minor Programs and The Interagency Credit Transfer and the Evaluation Terms and Conditions for parallel transfers determined by the University Senate are applied to students in Turkey and foreign countries, who wish to transfer from higher education Institutions to Dokuz Eylul University.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the five-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 300 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Division of Geography Teacher Education, with its five-year undergraduate curriculum based on contemporary teacher training approaches, aims to educate qualified teachers who are aware of contemporary assessment and evaluation approaches, enable to design learning environments by means of instructional technologies and use various special teaching methods and techniques in their teaching, keep up with new developments and innovations in their field. Within the frame of this purpose, there are lessons, which aimed at career development of students as well as field information and general knowledge of them, in the curriculum of that program.
Since 2010, BOLOGNA Process (European Higher Education Area alignment) has been started for the citizens of the countries within the European Higher Education Area, to provide easy travelling for higher education and working.
Since 2011, Diploma Supplement is given to graduating students. The University has received the Diploma Supplement Label and studies are in progress for the ECTS label.
Through bilateral agreements with high-quality institutions of international reputation, the Program is aiming to increase the knowledge and experience, by supporting the exchange of students and academics. As of 2012, the Program has bilateral agreements for ERASMUS Students and Scholars Exchange Program, and for FARABİ program.
The Division of Geography Teacher Education is situated in the building of Social Sciences and comprised of 3 classrooms, a GIS laboratory and 7 offices for academics. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia aids. Besides, in the faculty there is a central library for students to utilize.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Graduated students, the fundamental principles of Geography occurring in the natural environments examine; the relationships among the processes going on lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere can be illuminated in the main geographical context such as distribution, relationship among the processes.
2	Graduated students the data obtained from the human, social and physical geographical knowledge in the given area can be visualizing, and problems relating to the special region can be inteprate, analysis and produce solution proposals.
3	Graduate students understand the relationship among human, human activities and natural environments and make general and local analytic analysis; on the other hand offer the effectively solution procedures.
4	Graduated students contribute effectively approaches and proposal in the sustainable development context, because the know very well interpretation between the natural environment and social and economic properties in given area
5	Graduated students contribute effectively solution proposal to the students, as well.
6	Graduated students develop valuable materials in the graphs, figure, maps and so on depending on Geographical Information System and remote sensing methods, they can be prepare for the analysis of given lands, area.
7	Graduated students may be guide for students training all levels in the using knowledges of the geographical and educational sciences and the can be prepare convinent learning system and educational materials and contemporary educational procedure, strategy and approach can be taken into consideration.
8	Graduate students may be interpretation on the land use analysis both rural and urban areas and the may be a duty for the responsibility in the prepare of urban ecosystem and urban arrangements in the contexts of sustainable development and can be make a cooperation related disciplines.
9	Graduated students may be give valuable proposals on the development of cultural environment due to they know very well the problems of the urban and rural conditions.
10	Graduated students may be contribute additional proposal for the NCO s and local activities on the urban and rural areas due to the fact that they have extensive and efficient knowledge.
11	Graduated students can be evaluated whole all the natural environment, social and economic conditions in accordance with geographical principles.
12	Graduated students have foreign language and communication skills for relationships with their foreign-colleague in the different countries.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Division of Geography Teacher Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and in Mine examination and Exploration Institute, Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, The State Meteorological Service and Municipalities as researchers and senior advisers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants.

Access to Further Studies

Students, who graduate from this program, may apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 77 compulsory and 27 elective courses. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 236 / 64 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1. Semester:
1	ATA 1001	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
2	COĞ 1001	GENERAL GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	COĞ 1009	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
4	COĞ 1011	HYDROGRAPHY I (STREAMS AND LAKES)	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 1013	FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOMORPHOLOGY I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
6	COĞ 1015	MAP READING AND CARTOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
7	COĞ 1017	CLIMATOLOGY I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
8	EGİ 1007	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
9	TDL 1001	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
0	SECGRUP1	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

2. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	ATA 1002	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
2	COĞ 1002	GENERAL GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
3	COĞ 1010	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
4	COĞ 1012	PALEOGEOGRAPHY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 1014	FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOMORPHOLOGY II	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
6	COĞ 1016	MAP READING AND CARTOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
7	COĞ 1018	CLIMATOLOGY II	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
8	RPD 1032	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
9	TDL 1002	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
0	SECGRUP2	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	1
TOTAL:							30

3. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	BİL 2001	COMPUTER I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
2	COĞ 2001	GEOMORPHOLOGY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	COĞ 2003	SOIL GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
4	COĞ 2005	VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 2009	GENERAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
6	COĞ 2011	SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
7	COĞ 2015	GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND STATISTICAL METHODS I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
8	EGİ 2005	THEORIES AND APPROACHES OF LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
9	YDYGRUP1	FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 1	COMPULSORY	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

4. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	BİL 2012	COMPUTER II	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
2	COĞ 2002	GEOMORPHOLOGY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	COĞ 2004	SOIL GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
4	COĞ 2006	VEGETATION GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 2010	GENERAL ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
6	COĞ 2012	SETTLEMENT GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
7	COĞ 2014	GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND STATISTICAL METHODS II	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
8	EPÖ 2004	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
9	YDYGRUP2	FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 2	COMPULSORY	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

5. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 3003	THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
2	COĞ 3005	HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	COĞ 3007	REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
4	COĞ 3101	METHODS OF CLIMATOLOGY I	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
5	COĞ 3109	ENERGY AND UNDERGROUND SOURCES I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
6	COĞ 3113	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
7	EPÖ 3019	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP3	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	5
TOTAL:							30

6. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 3004	THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
2	COĞ 3006	ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	COĞ 3008	REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY II	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
4	COĞ 3022	TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIAL DESIGN	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
5	COĞ 3102	METHODS OF CLIMATOLOGY II	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
6	COĞ 3110	ENERGY AND UNDERGROUND SOURCES II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
7	COĞ 3114	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
0	SECGRUP4	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	6
TOTAL:							30

7. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 4101	REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY III	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	COĞ 4103	ECOSYSTEMS OF TURKEY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
3	COĞ 4105	TOURISM GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
4	COĞ 4107	SPACE ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 4109	POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
6	COĞ 4111	COUNTRIES GEOGRAPHY I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
7	COĞ 4113	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
0	SECGRUP5	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	8
TOTAL:							30

8. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 4002	REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY IV	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	COĞ 4004	ECOSYSTEMS OF TURKEY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
3	COĞ 4006	TOURISM GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
4	COĞ 4008	SPACE ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	COĞ 4010	POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
6	COĞ 4012	COUNTRIES GEOGRAPHY II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
7	COĞ 4014	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS II	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
8	EYD 4030	CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
0	SECGRUP6	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	5
TOTAL:							30

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	BDE 1001	PHYSICAL EDUCATION I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	GSM 1001	MUSIC I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	GSR 1001	PAINTING I	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	BDE 1002	PHYSICAL EDUCATION II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
2	GSM 1002	MUSIC II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1
3	GSR 1002	PAINTING II	ELECTIVE	1	0	0	1

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 3015	LAND CLASSIFICATION AND DEGRADATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
2	COĞ 3017	STRUCTURAL GEOMORPHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
3	COĞ 3021	OCCUPATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
4	GNK 3001	NATURAL RICHNESS OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
5	GNK 3003	HISTORY OF THOUGHT	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
6	GNK 3005	EFFECTIVE SPEAKING AND WRITING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 3018	GEOPOLITICS OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
2	COĞ 3020	OCCUPATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
3	COĞ 3024	LAND-USE IN PLAINS OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
4	GNK 3002	ADOLESCENCE MENTAL HEALTH	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
5	GNK 3004	HUMAN RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
6	GNK 3006	INTRODUCTION TO MYTHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 5:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 4013	GEOGRAPHICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4
2	GNK 4001	HISTORY OF THOUGHT	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4
3	GNK 4003	NATURAL HERITAGE OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 6:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	COĞ 4016	LAND-USE IN MOUNTAINS AND PLATEAUS OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
2	COĞ 4018	NATURAL HERITAGE OF TURKEY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
3	COĞ 4020	RURAL AND URBAN HERITAGE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3
4	GNK 4002	HUMAN RIGHTS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
5	GNK 4004	TURKISH CULTURAL HISTORY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2


FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDA 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (GERMAN)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	YDF 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (FRENCH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
3	YDİ 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDA 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (GERMAN)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	YDF 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (FRENCH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
3	YDİ 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passings grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education undergraduate programs as indicated in their catalogs. According to these students must attend classes, practices and examinations. Students attendance is followed by the Instructor concerned. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations : One midterm examination ( given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester ) and one final exam. The semester grades are determined by adding forty percent of the midterm exam and sixty percent of the final exam grade. In some courses, additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments could be given to students. If there is an additional work given in that course, then the semester grades are: 30% of the midterm exam, 10% the midterm project and 60% of the final exam. Students are successful in the course if their grades are (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), (CC), (DC), (DD) and (B); if their grades are (FD), (FF) and (Y), they fail. Students whose GPA are lower than 1.80 cannot register for a new course. Those who have failed in the final exam may take the make-up exam of which grade replaces the final exam and students grades are computated again based upon the make-up exam results.
For further information please visit:
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=2885

Graduation Requirements

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time training programs are implemented.

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Division: Asst. Prof. Dr. İsmail Buldan
E-mail: ismail.buldan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 21 37

DEGREE PROGRAMMES